Wireless sensor based wearable device for heart disease management.

This wireless wearable device is aimed to develop for cardiac patients as a replacement of conventional ECG and Holter device. The device is claimed to be significantly, cheaper leading to enhance affordability and improved user experience and compliance. It is proposed to use a single patch made of a breathable polymeric material with long-lasting adhesion to capture the signal, which otherwise is sensed through multiple locations in the body, using conventional protocols.

The team proposes to field-test and commercialize a handheld, portable, battery operated
Forces Oscillometry (FOT) device (named SmartCMOT) that uses novel design and analysis
elements to improve diagnosis in the field, while lowering price by 90% and reducing the risk of
infection transmission between patients. This would permit early, accurate, and cost-effective
assessment.

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Fetal monitoring tool for grassroots level healthcare workers.

The fetal monitoring tool is aimed to develop to capture the fetal heart rate. The device to perform a Non-Stress Test on any pregnant woman in any location. The target device will monitor the variability of the fetal heart rate over the course of a 20 minute ante-natal check-up. The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) or Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) worker can be given daily updates on pregnancies through a simple SMS on mobile phone.

This Project is aimed to develop a Defibrillator, based on a hand crank generator mechanism that charges a high voltage capacitor to 2000 V within 12 seconds of easy cranking, which has been patented. The charging circuit converts 200 J of energy from hand crank or grid and stores it into the capacitor eliminating the need for a battery. Both charging as well as discharging circuit has also been patented. The system also integrates converting ECG signals to audio in addition to the regular graphics presentation.

A modular device is aimed to build for diagnosing of cervical cancer which will be an affordable
and portable, 'point-of-care' Cervical Cancer Screening tool, to automate the analysis of the PAP
smear slides. The slides are stained, scanned, digitized and then analysed using computer
algorithms to triage them into normal, suspect and abnormal samples. The images are then sent
over a Tele-pathology medium to pathologists for further confirmations and recommendations.

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Moving beyond the pavement: Affordable mobility for users around the world

The team proposes a third version-LFC3 manufactured at scale in India and designed to be both low-cost and foldable. Combining the mobility offered by the LFC1 with the folding and manufacturing improvements of the LFC2, it will help to achieve a global scale and provide life-changing mobility.

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Transforming arsenic and fluoride crisis in drinking water into an economic enterprise

The local-sourced Donnan Principle-based arsenic and fluoride adsorbent (Donna-AFSorb) with
a micro-franchise business model providing appropriate community-based or domestic water
filters to villagers. A second-generation, multi-contaminant adsorbent has been developed that
can be locally produced. The synthesis of Donna-AFSorb has been optimized at the lab-scale for
treatment of arsenic, fluoride, phosphate, nitrate, selenite and uranium.

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Development of a low-cost, portable auto-refractor

This product aims to improve eye care through the QuickSee - an innovative, inexpensive,
handheld device that quickly prescribes corrective eyeglasses with the click of a button. While
maintaining the current standard of care, this device will enable a ten-fold reduction in the time
needed to measure an eye for corrective eyeglasses and can be used by technicians with
minimal training.

A proprietary novel seed treatment called BioEnsure which is developed by harnessing natural symbiotic microorganisms designed to improve the tolerance of plants to abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and temperature is envisaged for commercialization. Bio Ensure enables a broad-spectrum of agricultural crops to flourish under areas of drought, extreme temperatures and saline soils.

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Jaipur Belt (Belt system for body support)

JaipurBelt™ is a cost-effective solution that can minimize a patient’s pain and drudgery. It is useful for many applications, including manual lifting, frequent bending up and down, or other situations where high levels of stress are applied to the spine and waist without restricting body movements.

Re-Materials has been developed an innovative low-cost modular roofing tile for local slum housing based on compressed recycled cardboard. These tiles significantly improve household quality of life and can be sold at a much lower price than concrete, filling a market gap.

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Commercialization of cultivated sea plants based organic biostimulants for applications in the USA

Aquagri has pioneered seaweed cultivation in India with a prime focus on the creation of livelihood opportunities for the coastal communities and to enhance its sustainability by developing a wide range of value-added products.

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Solar Electric Tractor- Agriculture and Power

The Solar Electric Tractor (Solectrac) is a full-function agricultural tractor that operates with up to 5 times the efficiency of a diesel tractor performing the same farming tasks. The solar electric tractor with a battery-inverter system provides electric power anywhere anytime Solectracs can also be used for portable power, home power, water pumping and mechanical functions as well as for hauling and transportation needs. Because the Selectric is electric its batteries can be charged directly by clean renewable energy or it can be charged at low cost from the electric utility grid at off-peak rates.

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Affordable, clean cookstove and electric power sources for rural India

The Greenway Power Stove is a complete household energy solution that combines clean
cooking and reliable, on-demand power generation. The stove employs a novel clean
combustion technology and state of the art thermoelectric power generation technology making
it a high performance and user desirable solution.

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Affordable and User-Centric Knee Joints to Remobilize Above-Knee Amputees in India and Globally

An affordable polycentric and user-centric knee joints the ReMotion Knee version 3 has been
developed to remobilize above-knee amputees in India and globally. The ReMotion Knee is a
high-performance, low-cost prosthetic knee joint for above-knee amputees specifically designed
for low-resource users. ReMotion is radically affordable.

The governments
of the United States of America (through the Department of State) and India
(through the Department of Science & Technology) have established the
United States–India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) for the
promotion of joint activities that would lead to innovation and
entrepreneurship through the application of science and technology. The aim of
the Fund is to support and foster joint applied R&D to generate public good
through the commercialization of technology developed through sustained
partnerships between U.S. and Indian researchers and entrepreneurs. The
U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund activities are implemented and
administered through the bi-national Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum
(IUSSTF).

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Easy to use, Integrated Neonatal Resuscitation Solution

The innovation (NeoBreathe TM) is an integrated neonatal resuscitation solution that's much easier to use and suitable for field conditions. It will, therefore, empower front-line health workers such as medical professionals, community health workers, midwives and other skilled birth attendants to perform basic neonatal resuscitation effectively – with minimal training.

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Indo U.S. Science and Technology Forum

The
Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) established under an agreement
between the Governments of India and the United States of America in March
2000, is an autonomous bilateral organization jointly funded by both the
Governments that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation
through substantive interaction among government, academia and industry. The
Department of Science & Technology, Governments of India and the U.S.
Department of States are respective nodal departments

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OneBreath: Affordable mechanical ventilation for India

Vaatsalya and OneBreath will be developing a novel ventilator specifically addressing the need for high-quality pre-hospital and emergency care in India’s lower-income populations. The designed ventilator will specifically appeal to rural and semi-rural hospitals treating a range of respiratory patients. The cost, durability and ease of use are critical factors to be considered.

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Reimagining Energy (JCERDC Film)

India and the United States launched the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) on November 24, 2009 under the U.S.-India Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy and Climate Change. As a priority initiative under the PACE umbrella, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC) on November 4, 2010. The JCERDC is designed to promote clean energy innovation by teams of scientists and engineers from India and the United States.

Electro-Chemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) has been developed which enables low-cost affordable arsenic-remediation of water, within a sustainable service delivery model. Under this model, safe water would be provided to school children while excess may be sold at a low-cost affordable price. This public-private partnership would ensure that the plant is not abandoned due to failed maintenance that has plagued other implementations.

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Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska

Founded in 2010, the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska is a research, education and policy analysis institute created to address the global challenge of achieving food security with less pressure on water resources through improved management of water in agricultural and food systems. We are committed to ensuring a water and food secure world without compromising the use of water for other human and environmental needs

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Mobile phone based HbA1c analyser

A low-cost mobile phone platform is co-developed to measure HbA1c. The novel platform comprises of two components- a colourimetric test strip for HbA1c and a software application that uses the phone's camera to analyze the test strip. Additionally, the software application can provide automated decision support and transmit data to remote specialists, thus enabling millions of field health workers to screen and manage diabetes in even the most remote communities.

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WARI - Welcome to the University of Nebraska

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Daugherty Water for Food Institute look forward to hosting young Indian researchers through the Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program. The Scholars will have access to a unique combination of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, faculty from across the globe, a tremendous natural laboratory for surface and groundwater research in the state of Nebraska and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

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A novel way to manage fecal incontinence in non-ambulatory patients

A self-expanding device has been developed to manage faecal incontinence in non-ambulatory patients with a unique placement, deployment and withdrawal mechanism. The device requires minimal training and can be administered without the need for imaging and works on all patients, irrespective of their stool type or sphincter tone. The product offers a hygienic insertion mechanism and is overall very sanitary and patient-friendly.

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Branchless banking and financial services for the unbanked and under-banked

Building a low-cost payment infrastructure for instant small value financial transactions by leveraging existing retail shops, tele-connectivity and banking infrastructure to extend branchless banking services to the common man. The project aims to deliver financial services efficiently and at scale through a smartphone-based application mechanism integrating with the Unique Identity (UID).

An off-grid refrigerated container has been developed, which will be installed on small farms and remote villages throughout India will increase the farmer's incomes by eliminating costly spoilage while allowing them to sell the produce at a fair price independent of harvest timing. The system does not use an onboard refrigeration compressor for cooling & therefore will not release harmful refrigerant gas into the atmosphere and reduces capital and operating costs.

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WARI - Water Advanced Research and Innovation Fellowship

Water is a vital necessity for human development, the environment and the economy. Because
of its global importance, the Department of Science and Technology, the government of India,
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute and the
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum have partnered to foster cooperation between students
and scientists from both countries. The Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI)
Fellowship Program is a dynamic and transformative program for students who want to pursue
advanced academic research and/or other water-related careers.

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USISTEF- Application Instructional Video

The governments of the United States of America (through the Department of State) and India
(through the Department of Science & Technology) have established the United States–India
Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) for the promotion of joint activities that
would lead to innovation and entrepreneurship through the application of science and
technology.

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Indo U.S. Science and Technology Forum

The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) established under an agreement between the Governments of India and the United States of America in March 2000, is an autonomous bilateral organization jointly funded by both the Governments that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation through substantive interaction among government, academia and industry. The Department of Science & Technology, Governments of India and the U.S. Department of States are respective nodal departments.

The governments of the United States of America (through the Department of State) and India (through the Department of Science & Technology) have established the United States–India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) for the promotion of joint activities that would lead to innovation and entrepreneurship through the application of science and technology. The aim of the Fund is to support and foster joint applied R&D to generate public good through the commercialization of technology developed through sustained partnerships between U.S. and Indian researchers and entrepreneurs. The U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund activities are implemented and administered through the bi-national Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

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Reimagining Energy

India and the United States launched the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) on November 24, 2009 under the U.S.-India Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy and Climate Change. As a priority initiative under the PACE umbrella, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC) on November 4, 2010. The JCERDC is designed to promote clean energy innovation by teams of scientists and engineers from India and the United States.